# DON'T stump the man in his thirties of average intelligence **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774 "2014-01-14T10:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/1 "2014-01-14T10:43:16Z")
Perhaps some of our older dopers would like to probe the generation gap a bit; all are welcome though. Should you not have seen the other thread, the challenge is to ask trivia questions just barely easy enough for me to answer. No points for too easy, 1 point for challenging but correct, -1 point for wrong or don’t know. Keep your own score, Doper’s honor. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/2 "2014-01-14T11:02:08Z")
Am I wearing boxers or briefs? ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/3 "2014-01-14T11:05:17Z")
1. President Ronald Reagan quoted a famous line from poet and airman John Gillespie Magee, Jr in a speech saying some people had, “slipped the surly bonds of Earth.” To whom was Reagan referring to and what event spurred his speech? 2. The Soviet Union fought a war against the Mujaheddin in what country? 3. In the TV show Cheers, where did bar regular Cliff Clavin work? ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/4 "2014-01-14T11:06:31Z")
A Texas man? Boxers, of course. This answer assumes that you ask the question in general, not in a right-now sense. You may well be wearing neither at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/5 "2014-01-14T11:09:33Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > 1. President Ronald Reagan quoted a famous line from poet and airman John Gillespie Magee, Jr in a speech saying some people had, “slipped the surly bonds of Earth.” To whom was Reagan referring to and what event spurred his speech? > > 2. The Soviet Union fought a war against the Mujaheddin in what country? > > 3. In the TV show Cheers, where did bar regular Cliff Clavin work? He was referring to astronauts in the wake of the Challenger disaster. In Afganistan. Was that Ratzenberger? At the post office. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/6 "2014-01-14T11:20:46Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/7 "2014-01-14T11:29:48Z")
Which president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Who was the peanut farmer President? Which Soviet leader was in power when the Berlin Wall came down? Who sang Gypsies Tramps and Thieves, and Walking in Memphis? Who sang Mama I’m Coming Home and War Pigs? ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/8 "2014-01-14T11:34:53Z")
Bravo. Three correct answers. Only have time to send one more at the moment. 1. Frank Zappa, John Denver, and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider all testified in a Senate hearing in opposition to censorship proposals supported by the Parents Music Resource Center which was headed by whom? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/9 "2014-01-14T11:39:58Z")
Well, boxers at the time. Extra point! ---
**Author:** ![Gateway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/10 "2014-01-14T11:46:39Z")
What does the following mean: “Fashow” “Fashizzle” “187 on an undercover cop” “Sup bra?” “Chillax” ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/11 "2014-01-14T11:55:06Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Which president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? > Who was the peanut farmer President? > Which Soviet leader was in power when the Berlin Wall came down? > > Who sang Gypsies Tramps and Thieves, and Walking in Memphis? > > Who sang Mama I’m Coming Home and War Pigs? I’m not sure. I was going to say Carter until I saw your next question. So I’ll say Ford? Carter. Mikhail Gorbachev. I don’t know the first song, but I know the second well. Mark Cohn (sp?) Osbourne. Rhyming masses with masses is just wrong, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/12 "2014-01-14T11:59:39Z")
> [@Gateway](#): > > What does the following mean: > “Fashow” > “Fashizzle” > “187 on an undercover cop” > “Sup bra?” > “Chillax” For sure or for show. For sure as well, I’m pretty sure. The undercover cop was killed. What’s up, buddy? Chill out and relax. (This one is too easy, sorry. No points) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/13 "2014-01-14T12:02:21Z")
George HW Bush signed the ADA Cher sang both Gypsies Tramps and Thieves, and Walking in Memphis. you got the others right. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/14 "2014-01-14T12:06:37Z")
Damn. Had no idea the ADA was so late. The version of Walking in Memphis that I’ve heard many times is indeed sung by Marc Cohn. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/15 "2014-01-14T12:09:18Z")
a 1/2 point for Marc Cohn. He wrote and sang Walking in Memphis. Cher covered it and had a huge hit. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/16 "2014-01-14T14:30:04Z")
Was the Miners’ Strike before or after the Falklands War? Before he was Morse, John Thaw starred as who in which iconic TV series? What happened to the President’s brain in which TV comedy series? ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/17 "2014-01-14T14:56:46Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Was the Miners’ Strike before or after the Falklands War? > > Before he was Morse, John Thaw starred as who in which iconic TV series? > > What happened to the President’s brain in which TV comedy series? Hmm. British history isn’t going to be a strong suit for me. I know the Falklands war was early 80’s. I vaguely recall several miners strikes in England. Based entirely on what I remember of The Full Monty, I’ll say after. Neither Morse nor John Thaw mean a thing to me. So, based entirely on iconic TV series, was he one of the many Doctors Who? That question has two blanks, no fair. X happened to the president’s brain on Y TV show. Throw me a bone, eh? On edit, I’ve read Thaw’s bio, and I have never heard of any of the programs he acted in. Could one of them truly be iconic? ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/18 "2014-01-14T15:13:29Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > Bravo. Three correct answers. > > Only have time to send one more at the moment. > > 1. Frank Zappa, John Denver, and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider all testified in a Senate hearing in opposition to censorship proposals supported by the Parents Music Resource Center which was headed by whom? For sure a VP’s wife. I think Tipper Gore. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/19 "2014-01-14T15:52:44Z")
> [@snowmaster](#): > > Hmm. British history isn’t going to be a strong suit for me. I know the Falklands war was early 80’s. I vaguely recall several miners strikes in England. Based entirely on what I remember of The Full Monty, I’ll say after. Spot on. > [@](#): > > Neither Morse nor John Thaw mean a thing to me. So, based entirely on iconic TV series, was he one of the many Doctors Who? He was Regan in the Sweeney. The iconic 1970s British cop drama. I’m really surprised neither The Sweeney nor Morse made it to America. > [@](#): > > That question has two blanks, no fair. X happened to the president’s brain on Y TV show. Throw me a bone, eh? Never mind. Just read up on [Spitting Image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_Image) and hunt down a few Youtube vids. They’re still screamingly funny. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774/20 "2014-01-14T19:51:18Z")
Same question I asked on the other thread. Name the following movies that won an Oscar for Best Picture: 1. Tim Hulce played Mozart 2. Anthony Hopkins playing a serial killer 3. Charlie Sheen playing a soldier in Vietnam 4. Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep playing a divorced couple 5. Sylvester Stallone playing a boxer [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-man-in-his-thirties-of-average-intelligence/678774.md?page=2)